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Male Reproductive
Reproductive Male Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| One of a pair of long, tightly coiled tubes on top of each testis | epididymis |
| Sensitive tip of the penis | glans penis |
| Two infants resulting from division of one fertilized egg into two distinct embryos | identical twins |
| Pair of exocrine organs near the male urethra; secrete fluid into the urethra | bulbourethral glands |
| Tube through which semen enters the male urethra | ejaculatory duct |
| External region between the anus and scrotum | perineum |
| Two infants born of the same pregnancy from two separate egg cells fertilized by two different sperm cells | fraternal twins |
| Ejection of sperm and fluid from the male urethra | ejaculation |
| The essential, distinctive cells of an organ | parenchymal tissue |
| Hair-like projection on a sperm cell | flagellum |
| Inability of an adult male to achieve an erection; impotence | erectile dysfunction |
| Foreskin of the penis | prepuce |
| Hormone secreted by the testes | testosterone |
| Procedure that removes an individual’s ability to produce or release reproductive cells | sterilization |
| Exocrine gland at the base of the male urinary bladder | prostate gland |
| Male gonad that produces sperm cells and male hormone | testis |
| Supportive, connective cells of an organ | stromal tissue |
| Sperm cells and seminal fluid | semen |
| Narrow, coiled tubules that produce sperm cells in the testes | seminiferous tubules |
| Narrow tube that carries sperm from the epididymis into the body and toward the urethra | vas deferens |